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I'm currently looking for a second career job. I've put out literally 100+ resumes in the past couple of months. The only two positions I've heard back from were from agencies where I knew someone.
Asking for help/an in is not only acceptable, but in many situations, the only way to get a position.
Don't feel bad for something everyone else is doing.
Conversely, anytime I've worked somewhere where a position opens that a friend of mine may benefit, I let them know and will hunt down the hiring manager once my friend applies.
As a hiring manager who has experienced this kind of introduction or "name drop", I want to add my perspective:
It's great. Keep it up.
I got introduced to one of my best team leads that way. (To be very clear, I didn't know the colleague making the introduction. We worked together but had never quite crossed paths. I still buy them a thank-you lunch occasionally as a thank you for their bravery, and selfishly in case they or another peer of theirs is job searching.)
Disclaimer: As a manager, it's my job to apply fair hiring practices, and I'm committed to that. I don't have many great answers, but I know today's computerized HR filters aren't fair to anyone, anyway. We need to do better, and personal references are probably the best tool for candidates, right now.